University of Vermont program aims to build public confidence in higher education
NPR — University of Vermont students are providing hands-on help to rural towns in the state. It’s part of a trend to help build bridges between higher education and rural communities.
Read More about University of Vermont program aims to build public confidence in higher educationStudents and parents voice frustration over delays in FAFSA applications
AP NEWS — For many students, the excitement of being accepted into their first-choice college is being tempered this year by a troublesome uncertainty over whether they’ll get the financial aid they need to attend.
Read More about Students and parents voice frustration over delays in FAFSA applicationsUS Education Department reduces FAFSA verification requirements for aid applicants following delays
THE HILL — The Department of Education announced new ways it is supporting colleges to ensure they can easily process its delayed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms Tuesday.
Read More about US Education Department reduces FAFSA verification requirements for aid applicants following delaysOpinion: Colleges should eliminate decision deadlines following FAFSA delays
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER — The high school Class of 2024 faces yet another obstacle: a long delay in the process by which universities assess students’ eligibility for critical federal, state, and institutional financial aid.
Read More about Opinion: Colleges should eliminate decision deadlines following FAFSA delaysColorado College president L. Song Richardson to step down and return to UC Irvine Law faculty
INSIDE HIGHER ED — After three years as president of Colorado College, L. Song Richardson is stepping down to focus on scholarly work.
Read More about Colorado College president L. Song Richardson to step down and return to UC Irvine Law facultyWhy some Americans believe the value of higher education does not justify the cost
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — This is an unsteady moment for higher education, and amid the pandemic aftershocks, demographic pressures, and self-inflicted wounds, we will definitely see more colleges close or restructure with layoffs — even colleges with recognizable names.
Read More about Why some Americans believe the value of higher education does not justify the costUS Education Department releases plan to help students following delay of new FAFSA form
INSIDE HIGHER ED — More than a month after the Education Department’s rocky launch of its new Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the agency on Monday detailed new plans to support colleges struggling to accommodate a series of delays and hitches. But the plan didn’t go as far as many college and university administrators were hoping.
Read More about US Education Department releases plan to help students following delay of new FAFSA formOpinion: Following US Supreme Court decision on affirmative action, students should look beyond ‘elite’ schools
THE HECHINGER REPORT — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down affirmative action in college admissions last June fueled heated debates and raised questions about the distribution of opportunities to attend highly selective education institutions.
Read More about Opinion: Following US Supreme Court decision on affirmative action, students should look beyond ‘elite’ schoolsHow admissions deadlines have been affected by the delay of new FAFSA form
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A week after the Education Department announced that colleges and universities would not receive student financial aid information until mid-March, institutions are beginning to adjust their own timelines accordingly.
Read More about How admissions deadlines have been affected by the delay of new FAFSA formOpinion: Harvard Law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen discusses the challenges to academic freedom
NEW YORKER — As the Israel-Hamas war provokes claims about unacceptable speech, the ability to debate difficult subjects is in renewed peril.
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